The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-09
PUGS, Tables AND CANARlEs
Clinic at the Veterinary Den.r,
ment of the Pennsylvania University.

Diversified Clinic at the Veterinary Dep.r,.
ment of the Pennsylvania University.
Philadelphia Press.
Doctor, is my pug any better to-day9s Th.
the Veterinary Hospital of the UNIVERSITY :" -
Pennsylvania The doctor led her into the don,
ward, where dozen dogs howled and barked in
unison as the door was opened "Pup'sn caca
was opened, and he hobbled out as far IA h;s
chain would allow to greet his mistress 4
month ago the dog broke his right fore leg ana
was taken to the hospital, where it was decided
that it must be amputated. The operation had
been successfully performed, and yesterday he
had sufficiently recovered to be taken home both
dog and mistress looking equally delighted aa
they went out of the iron gate together.
A dozen dogs of all sizes remained in the ward
each in airy and comfortable cage Thav
were a big bulldog; collie with acute bronchitis
breathing like blast-furnace; several assortad
dogs with the mango; fox terrier, blind in both
eyes from cataract and a valuable young setter
with auricular catarrh All the dogs are tender.
ly cared for and scientifically treated for their
ailments. Pets of all kinds, from St Bernard
to a canary, are brought to the daily clinic A
black-and tan terrier. recently discharged from
the hospital. had one of his eyes replaced Sy
glass one which looked so natural that no one
except the dog could detect the deception A
canary was recently treated for cancer in tina
| throat and discharged with it's health recovered
and its voice restored to its original strength and
! clearness.
| Yesterday little dog was brought TO the clinic
| apparently paralyzed ID his hind legs Drs.
| Huidekoper and Zuill examined him gravely
| and sent dog and owner home with prescrip.
| ton and the assurance that the dog would bo
| well in a few days. Their diagnosis showed that
the supposed paralysis arose from indigestion.
| In the dogs ward black cat Jim. Is perma-
| nent resident Jim makes friends with every
| new patient, however, surly and averse to cats
| he may be. He sleeps with them in their cages,
and as he makes tour of the ward every dog
ways his tall in affectonate greeting.
In other wards sick and injured horses. cattle
aud swine are cared for. A card bearing dag
nosis and a clinical report from day to day /.
posted over every patients cage stall for the
| information of students who do duty as resident
| physicians.
| DR.. Rush S. Huidekoper dean of the veter
| mary department of the university, has beer
deyoting all his spare time to the dissection Of
| the elephant Dom Pedro which died at the
| Zoo" some time ago. He is preparing materia
| for treatise on the anatomy OF the elephant Il
| be published in the spring. As the work pro
crosses, photographs are taken of the variou.
muscles and organs, to make illustrations 70,
the hook. The purpose of the work is to settle
many disputed points in the anatomy of tai
elephant, and will be valuable addition to tht
science of comparative anatomy. DIR. Huide
koper has already discovered several PECULIAR
ties in the muscular system of the elephant
| which will be of great interest to students.